Whiskey, Gold Worth Millions Found in Lake Michigan

Never gonna give it up: That is the collector’s heart. After nearly 170 years under Lake Michigan, sonar detected what turned out to be the Westmoreland, a passenger ship that sank in the winter of 1854. Seventeen lives were lost, and 280 barrels of whiskey and a stash of gold were thought to be buried […]

Released Map Spurs Search for Nazi Loot

Treasure hunters, here’s your chance to find a part of history and find some buried Nazi loot in the woods near Amsterdam. This month, the Dutch National Archives in The Hague, as part of its annual “publicity day,” released a map drawn by a German soldier nearly 80 years ago. Officials released it along with […]

BMW Hidden for Four Decades Sells for $2.3 Million

Talk about a “garage sale.” Yes, we know we’re a little late on this one, but it’s such a beautiful car! A rare 1957 BMW 507 Series II Roadster sold for $2.3 in the Bonhams Audrain Concours Auction that took place in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 30, 2022. The car, a favorite of celebrities […]

Woman Finds $36K Hidden In Free SoCal Craigslist Couch 

“Found” used furniture usually comes with surprises, the most common being fleas or cushions reeking of cigarette smoke. It’s a common problem for collectors who search flea markets and thrift stores and websites such as Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. But one woman from Southern California found something else in the two free couches and a […]

From Flea Market Shopping Tips to Yard Sale Bargains: Top 10 Stories of 2021 on Kovels.com

Do you want to know what isn’t selling anymore in the collectibles market? Do you have a personal collection you are thinking of selling? Did you hear about the yard-sale vase that resold for $303,000? Those are just some of the stories on Kovels.com that intrigued our readers. Here is a list of our Top […]

Restoration Reveals Hidden Treasures 

What do you think you’d find on your dining room wall under old paint or inside the backing of an old mirror? Probably just unremarkable old wallpaper or a dusty purchase receipt. One Connecticut couple found so much more as they carefully restored a 141-year-old home that sat empty for years before they bought it […]

$400 Million in Gold Bars: Is It Still Lost or Being Hidden? 

Did the FBI dig up a cache of lost Civil War gold worth about $400 million from a remote Pennsylvania forest nearly three years ago?  It is still a mystery, but one that may be on its way to being solved.     A Pennsylvania Appeals Court recently provided the name of the federal magistrate judge […]

Fenn Treasure Finder Revealed!

And the winner is … a medical school student from Michigan! The man who found a $1 million treasure chest buried for more than a decade in the Rocky Mountains has been identified as Jack Stuef, age 32. A lawsuit prompted Stuef to identify himself as the one who found the treasure buried by retired […]